Mission + Vision
Our Mission: Pride Foundation inspires a culture of generosity that connects and strengthens Northwest organizations, leaders, and students who are creating LGBTQ equality.
Our Vision: Pride Foundation envisions a world that honors diversity, fosters mutual respect, and celebrates complete equality.
Our Values:
- Activism – Grass-roots organizing and action is the way to change
- Collaboration – Working together gets things accomplished
- Connection – People make things happen through relationships
- Courage – Facing opposition or difficulty with openness, honesty, and perseverance is at the heart of change
- Diversity – Embracing and celebrating differences and working to end oppression creates strong communities
- Equality – Complete equality brings freedom to all
- Flexibility – Adaptability is key to success
- Fun – Humor and good spirits provide sustenance for idealists
- Inclusiveness – Everyone is welcome to participate at any level
- Innovation – New ideas lead to growth and change
- Leadership – We build leaders in our communities to drive change
- Learning – Gaining new knowledge increases impact and spurs creativity
- Listening – Everyone has a voice and it is listened to
- Openness – Transparency comes from honesty and sincerity and leads to trust
- Perseverance – Change can take time and is not necessarily linear
- Risk-taking – Reaching beyond what is certain can pay exponential rewards